508 BC: Ancient Greece was made up of a series of individual city states, each with its own laws, customs and political systems.

A new study published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization presents an alternative explanation for how city-states emerged in ancient Greece.Instead of being solely the result of war, ...

One major reason why ancient Greece was dominated by small city-states and independent towns, rather than by one all-powerful king, is its geography. The country's mountainous terrain, many ...

Our State divisions, particularly those of the newer States, are generally of the most arbitrary and accidental character. As boundaries of independent nationalities, they could not last a decade.

KS2 History Ancient Greece. A short animation exploring everyday life in Ancient Greece, including geographical location, town and cities, homes, jobs, food, and the lives of children. BBC Teach.

If you imagine yourself in ancient Greece, it is probably in one of the two principal cities (or city-states), democratic, fractious, philosophy-loving Athens, or oligarchic, disciplined, anti ...

The ancient city-state, which walked the line between legend and history, ... Unusual for Greece, the coastal villages—Oitylo, Limeni, Kardamyli—are well preserved and undeveloped, ...

The remains of a large rectangular public building, called a stoa, were found in Greece in 2022 as archaeologists explored the ancient sunken city of Salamis. Greek Ministry of Culture ...